Here on the green grass of Cape Coral, Florida, this owl looks ready for his closeup, and ready for National Camera Day. June 29 commemorates photographs, the camera, and their invention. The history of the camera goes all the way back to the ancient Greeks and Chinese, who used pinhole cameras (camera obscuras), similar to what you might use to view a solar eclipse. The camera obscura could project an image but didn’t leave a lasting one.
It s National Camera Day. Get the picture?
Today in History
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Ski touring in Austria
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Where fire meets water
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Spring equinox
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Taking the scenic route to Sturgis
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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National Hummingbird Day
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High trekking season in Upper Mustang
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Yellowstone for the National Park Services birthday
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
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International Whale Shark Day
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Chestnut-headed bee-eaters, Bardia National Park, Nepal
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Celebrating National Panda Day
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The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
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Poppies for Armistice Day
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National Public Lands Day
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International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
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New Years Eve in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Autumn in the cypress swamp
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Antarctica Day
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Look before you leap
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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The Vestibule at Diocletian s Palace, Split, Croatia
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International Day of Peace
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A peek at an explosive peak
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